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Ethanol is a simple [[Hydrocarbon|hydrocarbon]] of the formula C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OH. Ethanol is a form of [[ | Ethanol is a simple [[Hydrocarbon|hydrocarbon]] of the formula C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OH. Ethanol is a form of [[Primary alcohol|primary alcohol]]. This is then can be [[Oxidise|oxidised]] to [[Carboxylic acid|carboxylic acid]] by refluxing it with an acid H<sup>+</sup> and [[Potassium dichromate|potassium dichromate]]. Ethanol can also be oxidised to ethanal through partial oxidation. This achieved by adding excess alcohol and by distilling off the aldehyde as it forms. | ||
3CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OH + Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub><sup>2- </sup>+ 8H<sup>+</sup> → 3CH<sub>3</sub>CHO + 2Cr<sup>3+</sup> + 7H<sub>2</sub>O <br> | |||
<references />[http://chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/alcohols/oxidation.html http://chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/alcohols/oxidation.html] | |||
Revision as of 12:18, 4 December 2015
Ethanol is a simple hydrocarbon of the formula C2H5OH. Ethanol is a form of primary alcohol. This is then can be oxidised to carboxylic acid by refluxing it with an acid H+ and potassium dichromate. Ethanol can also be oxidised to ethanal through partial oxidation. This achieved by adding excess alcohol and by distilling off the aldehyde as it forms.
3CH3CH2OH + Cr2O72- + 8H+ → 3CH3CHO + 2Cr3+ + 7H2O